Head-frame for supporting eyeglasses



F. w. HAVILAND. HEAD FRAME FOR SUPPORTING EYEGLASSES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 18, I920. 1,380,957, Patented June 7, 1921.

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ATTORNEYS F. w. HAVILAND.

HEAD FRAME FOR SUPPORTING EYEGLASSES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 18. 1920.

Patented June 7 192L 2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

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HEAD-FRANCE FOR SUPPORTING EYEGLASSES.,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 7, '1921.

Application filed May 18, 1920. Serial No. 382,441.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, FRANK W. .HAVILANp, a citizen of the United States,and a, resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in thecounty and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedHead-Frame for Supporting Eyeglasses, of which the following is a full,clear,'and exact description.

This invention relates to frames for eye glasses, and has reference moreparticularly to eye glasses which are' provlded with frames so arrangedthat they will engage the forehead or the cheeks.

Anobject of this invention is to pro v1de frames for eye glasses inwhich the we ght of the glasses will be taken from the brldge of thenose and supported by other parts of the head, such as the forehead orchecks.

Reference is to be had to the accompany ing drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which it is understood that the drawingsillustrate only one form of the mvention, and in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of the eye glasses in position. v

Fig.- 2 is a side view of the frame.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary front elevatlo-n of the bridge of the frame.

Fig. 4 is a section-through the frame on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

F i 5 is a section through the frame on the hue 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Fi 6 is a section through the frame on the line 6 6 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary side elevatlon of a modified folding frame.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view-through a folding frame on the line 8 8 of -Fg. 7. Fig. 9 is a sectional view snmlar to Flg. 4 showing a modifiedform of fastening device.

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary elevation of a modified form of fasteningdevice for the frame.

. Fig. 11 is a front elevation of a modified form of the frame.

Fi 12 is aview through the frame on the 11116 12-12 of Fig. 11.

Fig. 13 is a sectional View through the frame-on the line 13-13 of Fig.11.

provid' Fig. 14. is a modified form of the frame;

Fig. 15 is a still further modified form of the frame in position.

Fig. 16 is a. fra enta to view of the frame shown in 15. A

Fig. 17 is a front elevation of a modified form of the frame shown inFig. 15.

- Flg. 18 is a modified form able for fractional parts of lenses.

9 Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 20 indicates thelenses ordinaril y used for correcting the vision. My improvementconsists in 22 by an adjustable fastener 23, said fastener.

consisting of preferably a metallic! clip which. extends on each side ofthe bridge 22 and the upper member of the rim 21. The

vided withparallel flanges 24 and 25, and an adjusting screw 26 engagesthe flange 24, and bears against'the flange 25 so as to press the bridge22 and the upper member of the rim 21 tightly together, thus clampingthe lenses 20 in place. Therim 21 is provided withv an annular groove'27 around its inside surface which is adapted to receive a beveled edge28 of the lens 20. 'n the lens corrects the eyesight for astigmatism, itis desirable to prevent the lens from turning in the groove 27, and forthis purpose a, 'cllp 29 is secured by the fastener 23 between thebridge 22 and the upper member of the rim 2l,'one-end of said clip 29engaging a notch formed in the edge of the lens .20. The two clips 29 mabe joined together by a brace 30 whic passes over the bridge 22'as shownin, Fig. 3, thus servlngto reinforce the same.- The clips 29 may beformed into a spring 29 so that said clip 29 will be held resilientlyinto engagement with the notch in the lens 20. It is desirable to makethe entire frame of one piece,,and head supports 31 form'edby' of framesuitimperfections in take the weight of same off the the nose andsupport said weight ends of the fastening device "23 are proof theweight of the glasses from the bridge of the nose, thus being morecomfortable to the wearer. The head supports 3.1 are again bent tosubstantially parallel temple supports 32 whose ends are bent downwardlybehind the ears of the person to form ear sup rts 33. If desired, aunion 34 may be provided on the temple supports 32, sa1d union beingthreaded to receive the threaded ends 35 of the temple supports 32. Thusa number of different temple supports carrying the ear supports 33 can'be tr1ed out, each with a diflerent length until the correct length tofit ea'ch indlviduals head is obtained. Instead of the union 34 a pairof threaded collars. 36 may receive the threaded ends of the templesupport 32, and saidcollars 30 can be'secured together by a pin 37 sothat the ear sup rts 33 can be folded together when it is esired toplace the glasses in a case.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 11, the head supports 31 are formedintegral with the bridge 22, and are provided with suitable fasteners 38which have a forked arm 39 secured to the lens by a pin or screw 40. IAn adjusting screw 41 is provided on the fastener 38 so that saidfastener may be clam ed ti htly about the head frame 31... In the ormshown in Fig. 14, the bridge 22, may be of metal having rims 42 aroundthe lenses 20 and said bridge may be provided with sockets 43 in which.the ends of the p head frames 31,, are secured.

In the modified forms shown in Figs. 15 and 16, the bridge 22 extendsdownwardly to form cheek supports 44 which rest on the cheek, and areformed into substantially parallel side supports 45 which lead back ofthe ears where they are provided with ear supports not shown. A fastener45 is secured to each side of the bridge 22;, and said fastener issecured to an arm 46 of the,1ens rims 47 by fastening means such asrivets 48. The arm 46 might also be secured directly to the lens 20,with a forked arm similar to the arm 39 shown in Fig. 11, so that therims 47 will not then be used. The

cheek support 44 takes the weight of the bridge 22.; and the cheek frame44., are connected together by a fastener 49 so as to form an integralloop 50 around the lens 20 It is understood that the side supports 45shown in Figs. 15' and 17 may be provided with a union as shown in Fi1', 2, and 6 or a hinge as shown in Fi and 8.

In the modified form s own in Fig. 18, the rims 21., are provided withgrooves 27 justing screws 53 which pass directly through the frame.

I would state in conclusion that while the illustrated examplesconstitute a practical embodiment of my invention, I do not limit myselfstrictly to the mechanical details herein illustrated, since manifestlthe same can be considerably varied without departure :from the spiritof the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. In a device for supporting eye glasses, a bridge, a headframe, meansfor connect.- ing sa1d head frame to a persons ears, and means forsecurin a lens to said brid e and said frame, said ead frame being aapted to support the weight of the eye glasses.

2. In a device for supporting eye glasses, a bridge, a rim formedintegral with said bridge adapted to support a lens of said eye glass, ahead frame formed integral with said rim, and ear supports connectedwith said head frame adapted to engage the ears of a person, said headframe being adapted to support the weight of said eye lasses.

3. A device as described in claim 2, characterized by means forpreventing the movement of said lens in said rim.

4. A device as described in claim 2, characterized by a brace associatedwith and adapted to strengthen said brid and a notch formed in theperiphery-o the lens, the end of said brace being adapted to engage saidnotch so as to prevent said lens from moving in said rim. 3

5. In a devi for supporting eye glasses, a bridge, a rim formed integralwith said bridge, adjustable fastening means adapted.

to tighten said rim about said lens, a head frame formed integral withsaid rim ada ted to engage the head of a person above t e eyebrow so asto support the weight of said eye glasses, a temple support formed onsaid head support, and an ear support formed on said temple supportadapted to engage the ear of a person. a

6. A device as described-in claim 5, characterized by adjusting meansassociated with said temple support.

7. A device as described in claim 5, characterized by a hinge elementassociated with said temple support adapted to allow the a bridge, a rimformed integral with said 9. In a device for supporting eye glasses,bridge and adapted to support a fractional a bridge, a rim formedintegral with said 10 part of a lens, an auxiliary rim inside the bridgeadapted to support a lens, and a head rst mentioned rim, adjustablefastening frame secured tosaid rim at the innermost 5 means adapted totighten said rims about point of thelens adapted to support said saidlens, and means associated with said eye glasses from the head.

bridge for supporting said eye glasses from the head. FRANK W. HAVILAND.

